Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assail

A surname. / A diminutive of the male given names Mortimer and Morton.

(especially UK, US, dialect) A goad, a sharp-pointed rod for driving cattle, horses, etc, or one with a whip or thong on the end for the same purpose.

(Australia, US, Canada) Someone, usually male, whose job it is to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.